Episodes
Sunday May 14, 2023
The Mandalorian (Season 3)
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
We looked at the first two seasons of The Mandalorian on January 5, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
It's been a long time between drinks and, this time around, we look at Season 3 of the show.
What did we make of it? Tune in, find out.
Chapter 17: The Apostate
Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore
Chapter 19: The Convert
Chapter 20: The Foundling
Chapter 21: The Pirate
Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
Chapter 23: The Spies
Chapter 24: The Return
Sunday May 07, 2023
Star Trek: Picard (Season 3)
Sunday May 07, 2023
Sunday May 07, 2023
We've looked at the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard on August 16, 2020, and May 13, 2022.
This time around we look at Season 3 of the show - its final season.
What do we make of it? Does the series continue its downward trajectory from the first two?
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker
Ed Speleers as Jack Crusher
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Todd Stashwick as Liam Shaw
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Sidney La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Amanda Plummer as Vadic
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Brent Spiner as Data / Lore / Altan Inigo Soong
Mica Burton as Alandra La Forge
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
The Shadow of Weng-Chiang
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
Sunday Apr 30, 2023
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Virgin Missing Adventure novel, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as voted for by... you!
162 votes were cast and Shadow of Weng-Chiang took 35.2% of the vote, just pipping Scales of Injustice on 29.6%, with Sands of Time close behind on 25.9% and Lords of the Storm on 9.3% bringing up the rear. So here we are to discuss it.
Before they get to talking about the novel, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including Season 9 of Classic Doctor Who on Blu-ray still not produced locally in Australia - and perhaps never will be.
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Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Synopsis - The Shadow of Weng-Chiang
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Our episode on April 30, 2023 features the Virgin Missing Adventure, The Shadow of Weng-Chiang, as its main topic.
In the past when we've done novels, we've included a blow-by-blow summary of the novel, so our listeners are across the story. The theory being that far less listeners have read all the Virgin or BBC novels, and may need the information.
This practice has been appreciated, but has also blown out episode run-times. Given that not every listener even needs the summary, we put our heads together to come up with a way to provide a summary but not blow out the episode.
And here it is... a standalone summary of The Shadow of Weng-Chiang. If you've never read the novel before, or you have but feel like a refresher is in order, this 15m podcast will tell you what happens in the novel, from start to finish. Have at it.
See you on Sunday with our Shadow of Weng-Chiang episode, where you'll hear our actual thoughts on the story in question!
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Alternate Galaxies: Ultraviolet
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
In our 17th outing for this irregular mini-podcast on our feed, we’ve been watching the 1998 six-part TV series Ultraviolet (so you don’t have to), and we give our thoughts on it.
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Ultraviolet is a 1998 British television series written and directed by Joe Ahearne and starring Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast. The music was composed and performed by Sue Hewitt.
The programme was produced by World Productions for Channel 4.
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Top Missing Episodes
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have the Top 5 lost episodes that we would like to see recovered. What will we pick? Will Rob go off on a tangent? How many snaps will we get?
Thanks to David Beardsley from Santa Cruz, California for the topic!
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Mar 26, 2023
The Ultimate Jodie Whittaker Cold Take
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
In this episode, Rob & Dave discuss the Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who by selecting six episodes each to revisit for the first time since broadcast.
What do the guys make of the stories on re-watch and, in turn, the Whittaker era in general?
Tune in, find out.
Before they get to talking about the Whittaker era, the guys also talk about the past month in Doctor Who news, including a possible UNIT spin-off series and the Doom's Day multimedia project.
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Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Top Doctor Who Memories
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we have a question which enables us to make very personal observations about the series and our own fandom. What are our top Doctor Who memories?
Thanks to Aron Challinger from Aron's Collectables for the question. Follow him @ChallingerAron
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Feb 26, 2023
The Time Meddler
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Well, you folks voted for it so in today's episode episode we are looking at the 1965 William Hartnell episode, THE TIME MEDDLER.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including Ncuti Gatwa’s new-new costume, five new Target novels, 60th anniversary news from Big Finish, and Season 9 to get the Blu-ray treatment next.
Rob also gets excited about episodes of The Afternoon Show being found and digitised, showing him and his club mates, back in 1988, taking part in a quiz on ABC TV over three days before Remembrance of the Daleks aired.
All that and so much more. If you're an old hand, you know the drill by now. If you're new to the show - hello! We drop a full-length episode like this on the final Sunday of each month, and have done for the past 8 years.
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Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Top NAs and EDAs
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time around, for the first time in almost 2 years of The List Makers, we have our first split episode. Rob takes us through his top 5 BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures, while Dave takes us through his top 5 Virgin Publishing New Adventures.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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Sunday Jan 29, 2023
The Podcast of Decision V
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
It’s now traditional for the January slot in the Doctor Who Show calendar to let Rob have a break from the flagship show while Dave creates something a bit different; often with his mates from fandom in Victoria.
Today, the Podcast of Decision V.
Dave is joined at his home by Mark (42 to Doomsday, Goodies Pirate Podcast), and Richard (Space Fall: A Blakes 7 Podcast, Goodies Pirate Podcast), for some games and general discussion about Doctor Who via those games.
If you’d like to hear more of these games, you can find the previous four installments of the Podcast of Decision in episodes released on November 11, 2018; August 25, 2019; April 12, 2020; and January 2022.
Rob will be back next month!
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Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Top ’Nu Who’ Stories
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Top 'Nu Who' Stories
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best stories in all of 'Nu Who', ie: since Doctor Who's return in 2005.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
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Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Primary Sources Christmas Special 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
Sunday Dec 25, 2022
When PRIMARY SOURCES ended, earlier in 2022, a promise was made that it would come back 'from time to time' as a series of specials. Today, Rob makes good on that promise, with the PRIMARY SOURCES CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2022.
Featuring input from Anthony Carroll (squared), Chris March, Richard Smith, Terry Hayward, Jeremy Bonwick, and Neilers C, a team of Doctor Who fans weigh in on a letter to Doctor Who Magazine #238 from May, 1996 on the topic of...
SEX!
Yes, hanky panky, coitus, relations, lovemaking... whatever you want to call it. Does it ruin Doctor Who? Fans certainly thought so with the TV movie hurtling at them back in 1996. Have our attitudes changed, or is it still a bit... icky?
Wishing you all the compliments of the season, and we'll be back in the new year to do it all again.
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Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Doctor Who stories that deserve a second chance
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
In every era of Doctor Who there are stories which, for whatever reason, aren't as well remembered as others. They're the ones you skip over when you're browsing your DVDs, wondering what you should slip on. Maybe it's because of other, "better" episodes in the same season. Maybe it's received fan wisdom putting you off. Maybe you had a genuinely bad experience with the story in the past.
Tonight, however, we turn our mind to stories that are underrated and which you might not be too keen on choosing for your viewing pleasure... yet you should. We blaze through all 13 Doctors, presenting 26 choices for your perusal.
Before then, of course, we also talk some recent Doctor Who news, including details of how long Ncuti Gatwa's first series will be, Christmas specials for years to come, and the sad passing of legendary series writer, Chris Boucher.
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Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Best Regenerations
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
A new month means a new LIST MAKERS episode!
This time, we look at what we consider to be the best regenerations in the entire series - classic and modern.
If you’ve never heard a List Makers episode before, these are 20m chats based around making a list related to a Doctor Who topic and discussing our similarities, differences, and whatever else comes up during the chat!
Suggestions for future lists to be drawn from The Hat of Rassilon are welcome; get in touch!
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